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National Science Day (NSD) will be conducted on February 28 to commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect by Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. He went on to receive a Nobel Prize for this discovery in the year 1930. The day is celebrated to mark the importance of contributions made by scientists towards the development of our nation and the world as a whole. It is used to create awareness about the role of science in society. The theme for National Science Day 2021 is ‘Future of STI: Impact on Education Skills and Work’. Schools of Science & Technology, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM), Hyderabad are organising ‘All India Essay Contest on Science and Technology’ on the eve of National Science Day. The topics are — Life during Covid-19, Online Teaching: Benefits and limitations and Social Ethics, Morals and Values. Guest lecture Meera Venkatesh, Former Director, Physical & Chemical Sciences, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Former Head, ... » Learn More about National Science Day to be held on February 28

The call for 'Bharat Bandh' on Tuesday by farmers took the national centre stage as their push for a repeal of the new agri laws disrupted life in myriad ways. In several states, shops were closed, transport affected and protesters squatted on roads and train tracks, though many states remained largely unaffected. Emergency services were exempted and banks, too, continued operations as the pan-India shutdown , backed by most opposition parties and trade unions, rolled out noisily but peacefully with its impact felt in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, the epicentre of the snowballing protests , as well as in states such as Odisha, Maharashtra and Bihar. In several parts of the country, including in BJP-ruled Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, life continued unimpeded. In other places, the pandemic appeared to recede into the background. Security was stepped up, restive crowds demonstrated in some places and the numbers swelled at Delhi's border points. ... » Learn More about Bharat Bandh ends: As farmers take centre stage, here’s how strike affected different parts of nation

Video Player Close KUWAIT CITY, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaitis celebrate their national and liberation days on Feb. 25 and 26 every year. This year, Kuwait marks its 60th National Day and 30th Liberation Day amid the COVID-19 restrictions. The Kuwaiti government has cancelled nationwide celebrations amid fears of the spread of coronavirus and to preserve the safety of residents. On this occasion, Kuwaitis expressed their love for homeland in some other ways. Hussein Hajiya, an admission employee at the Kuwait Technical College (Ktech), told Xinhua that the national day remains a major celebration for every Kuwaiti, stressing that this year's celebration will be exceptional and different due to the spread of coronavirus. "I used to celebrate the National Day by attending carnivals organized by ministries, non-profit organizations, and private and public institutions. I was excited to attend such events that included activities and military shows with the participation of the ... » Learn More about Feature: Kuwaitis celebrate national, liberation days amid COVID-19 restrictions

Guideline sets out major plans for building convenient, high-quality network by 2035 China has unveiled a high-profile guideline to build a more convenient and high-quality transportation network by 2035, allowing most residents to have access to a national highway within 15 minutes, a freeway in half an hour and a railway in an hour. The plan, which was jointly released on Wednesday by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, set the goal of building a comprehensive transportation network by 2035, when China will basically realize socialist modernization. A more convenient logistics network will also be built, in which parcels will be delivered to customers in China in only one day, to neighboring countries in two days and reach major cities around the world in three days. By 2035, a comprehensive transportation network of about 700,000 kilometers will be established. The network will be convenient, cost-effective, green, intelligent and safe, ... » Learn More about Nation ready for transport expansion

Zenith India has announced the appointment of Ramsai Panchapakesan as the national buying head. Panchapakesan will be in charge of the company’s pan-India media operations, working within Publicis Media ’s investment practice, PMX, to leverage scale and clout in the local marketplace. Ramsai has over two decades of extensive experience working in the media buying, sales and planning vertical. Before joining Zenith, Ramsai was an agency trading lead for m/SIX. Panchapakesan has also operated as principal partner – the exchange lead (north & east) at Mindshare . Panchapakesan also comes with experience in media ad-sales having worked for Viacom18 Network as national head (ETV Bangla & ETV Oriya) and general manager – network sales (north & east). Jai Lala , chief operating officer, Zenith India, said, “He has been a steady force behind establishing the business process in sales and buying functions across his clients in the industry. His work experience ... » Learn More about Zenith India appoints Ramsai Panchapakesan as national buying head

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,046,914 | World - 113,083,709 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Nirav Modi From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition in PNB scam #Nirav Modi PNB-Nirav Modi case: Chronology of events #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK Court #Nirav Modi PNB scam case: UK judge to rule on Nirav Modi extradition case today #Nirav Modi PNB scam: Nirav Modi's sister moves court to get NBW canceled #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi accused of running ponzi-like scheme that caused enormous damage Just In 45 min ago US Speaker calls for multi-generational effort to confront institutional racism 46 min ago President's Rule imposed in Puducherry 1 hr ago From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition in PNB ... » Learn More about ‘Nirav Modi has case to answer in India’: Big UK Court quotes in PNB Scam case

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,046,914 | World - 113,083,709 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Nirav Modi From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition in PNB scam #Nirav Modi 'Nirav Modi has case to answer in India': Big UK Court quotes in PNB Scam case #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK Court #Nirav Modi PNB scam case: UK judge to rule on Nirav Modi extradition case today #Nirav Modi PNB scam: Nirav Modi's sister moves court to get NBW canceled #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi accused of running ponzi-like scheme that caused enormous damage Just In 45 min ago US Speaker calls for multi-generational effort to confront institutional racism 47 min ago President's Rule imposed in Puducherry 1 hr ago From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav ... » Learn More about PNB-Nirav Modi case: Chronology of events

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a charge sheet in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case in which it invoked criminal intimidation charges against the main accused, Nirav Modi, for threatening to kill one of the dummy directors of his company. The investigating agency told the special court in Maharashtra that Modi threatened to kill one of the directors, Ashish Mohanbhai Lad if he ever expressed a desire to return to India from Cairo. The CBI said that Lad had fled from Dubai to Cairo to avoid arrest. Later in June 2018, when he planned to return to India from Cairo, he was contacted by Nehal Modi on Nirav Modi`s behalf and threatened. "Investigation revealed that subsequent to the threatening call by Nirav Modi to Ashish Mohanbhai Lad... accused Nehal Modi offered Rs 20 lakh to Lad for visiting Europe to give a favourable statement before the lawyer and a judge in a European court to help Nirav Modi which was ... » Learn More about PNB scam: Nirav Modi threatened to kill company’s director, CBI tells court

The counsel of poet-activist Varavara Rao, who has been granted interim bail for six months, on Wednesday sought permission from the Bombay high court to deposit cash bonds instead of two sureties that the HC ordered as one of his bail conditions. IMAGE: Poet-activist Varavara Rao being produced in a Pune court soon after his arrest in August 2018. Photograph: PTI Photo Rao, 82, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), was on Monday granted bail by the HC which asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount. Senior advocate Anand Grover told a bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale on Wednesday that the process of obtaining sureties was slow. Grover asked if he could submit cash bonds before the special NIA court now to secure Rao's release on bail, and complete the formalities for the sureties subsequently. Grover told the bench that the process ... » Learn More about Varavara Rao seeks HC nod for cash bonds in lieu of sureties for bail

New Delhi: In a strong message to Turkey, India on Wednesday (February 24) reminded Turkey of United Nations Security Council or UNSC resolutions on Cyprus after the latter raked UNSC resolutions on Kashmir. India's Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to UN, Geneva, Seema Pujani said, "As far as the subject of UN Resolutions is concerned, we would advise Turkey to practise what it preaches by first implementing those UN Resolutions that apply to it." UNSC resolution on Cyprus has been a cause of embarrassment to Turkey even as it continues to occupy the northern part of the island nation in the Mediterranean Sea. Turkey in the past, especially after India removed special status for the erstwhile state for Jammu and Kashmir has been supporting Pakistani "cause" at various multilateral organizations especially the UN. Pujani hitting out at Turkey said "we find them completely unacceptable", pointing out, "it is ironical for a country which has trampled upon its ... » Learn More about India reminds Turkey of UNSC resolution on Cyprus, raises Omar Saeed’s acquittal at UNHRC